Morris v. State Farm Insurance Co.

JzSHORTESS, Judge.

Sarah Thomas Morris (plaintiff) was a school dietician at Parkview Baptist School. In the morning of May 4, 1989, plaintiff was on her way from the school cafeteria to the rest room located in the gymnasium. The gymnasium was not lighted, and plaintiff tripped and fell over a mat allegedly left out overnight. Plaintiff broke her ankle and was required to have surgery and use a walker. About three weeks after her surgery, she fell attempting to ambulate with the walker and broke her back. Plaintiff and her husband, James Morris, sued Parkview Baptist Church and its insurer,…